Chair-lounge.



No. 816,084. PATENTED MAR. 27, 1906.

` J. FLINDALL. CHAIR LOUNGE.

APPLICATION FILED MAYZZ. 1905.

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UNITED srArEs PATENT OEEIOE.

Speocation of Letters Patent.

Patented March 27,1906.

lApplication filed May 22,1905. l Serial No. 261,637.

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Be it known that I, JOHN FLINDALL, a citizen of the United States, residing atChicago, in the county of Cook and ,State of Illino1s, have invented certain new and `useful Improvements in Chair-Lounges; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and usethe same.

This' vinvention relates to improvements in chairs, and more particularly .to chairlounges.

The object in view is the rovision of a chair susceptible of bein readi y altered into the forni of a lounge or c anged to the condition of a Morris chair-capable of double use.

-With this and further lObjects in view the invention comprises certain novel constructions, combinations, and arrangements of parts, 'as will be hereinafter fully described and claimed.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 represents a longitudinal vertical section taken on the plane of line 1 l of Fig. 2 and looking in the direction indicated by the arrow, some ofthe parts beyond the section being indicated in dotted lines. Fig. l2 represents a transverse'vertical section taken on the plane of line 2 2 of Fig. 1 and looking in the direction indicated by the arrow.

- Referring to the drawings by numerals, 1 1 indicate suitable supporting-legs on which is mounted any ordinary framing 2. A seat#- frame 3 is mounted upon the frame 2 and hinged thereto bymeans -of yany suitable hinge 4, arranged at one end of said frame, so that the said framel 3 may be swung to an inclined position where desired, suitable rack-bars 5 5 being fixed to the frame 3 and extending below the frame 2 and beingdesigned to be engaged by a crank-shaft 6, pivotally connected with the frame 2 and de-v signed to `beswung into engagement with the notches of the bars 5 for sustaining said bars in any given adjusted position, whereby the frame 3 may be supported in an inclined condition. For the purpose of facilitating operation ofthe shaft said shaft is engaged by rods 7 7, extending to the ends ofthe frame 1 and being provided with suitable handles adapted to be grasped by the Operator.

A preferably metallic plate 8 extends for the full length of each of the side rails of the seat-framing 3. An arm-frame n9 is mounted upon each of the side rails of the seat-frame 3, and each of said arm-frames is provided 'withra longitudinal bar 10, about which .bars

are positioned a plurality of hook-shaped platesl 11 11, each plate 11 ,snugly inclosing the upper edge of the corresponding plate 8 and extending downwardly past the same and being fixed to a transverse bar 12, each of the bars 12 connecting a pair of the plates 11, and thus rigidly connecting the arm! frames 9 together and affording a sliding suport therefor upon the plates 8. Suitable ongitudinally-arranged bars 13 13 are mountyed in the frame 3 and supported at their ends by the end of said frame, said bars 13 affording a support for the seat 15 ofthe chair, said bars 13 supporting the seat 15 above the transverse bars 12 in position for permitting4 said bars 12 and the arm-frame 9 to be slid longitudinally of the frame 3 throughout the length thereof. Each of the side frames 9 is provided with a longitudinally-arranged bar 16, and said bars supporta back-frame 17 by means of pintles or other suitable pivotal supports 18 18, carried by said back-frame and engaging said bars 16. The back frame 17 may be provided with a cushionzlQ at each side, as indicated in 'dotted lines in Fig. 1l.l Each of the arm-frames is provided With the usual arm-plate 2:0, which may be provided atl each end with a series of transverse notches 21, adapted to be engaged by a rod 22, designed to support the back-frame 17 in various inclined positions, the rovision of the notches at each end of each p ate 2() making possible the ready swinging of the backframe from one end of the arm-frames to the other, which makes possible the reversing of the chair With facility. t

It will thus be seen that the back and frafnes of the present improved chair may be swung longitudinally of theseat portion inde- A pendently thereof for exposlng as much of the seat at either end as may be desired, and the back lmay be given any desired diagonal Ioo pitch and may be inclined in either direction with respect to the ends of the seat-frame. l

ycombination with a supporting-frame, of a seat-frame pivoted thereto, means for supporting said seat-frame at various inclina- 11o tions, and a chair back and arms longitudi-V nally, adjustably supported upon said seatframe.

2. The Combination With a seat-frameyof parallel longitudinal plates connected thereto, arm-frames slidingly supported on said plate, means connecting` said arm-frames, and a back-frame carried by said arm-frame.

3. The combination with aframe, of plates fixed thereto and extending longitudinally thereof, hook-shaped plates slidingly engaging said first-mentioned plates, transverse bars connecting said hook-shaped plates, arm-frames fixed to and Supported by said hook-shaped plates, a seat-frame supported by said 'first-mentioned frame between and independently of said hook-shaped lates, and a back-frame supported by saici) armframes.

JOHN FLINDALL.

Witnesses:

GEORGE E. WIssLER, EDGAR M. KITCHIN. 

